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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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